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LACE up should @ teato ing. 1 GAINS PILLS OUS. uN8 Half of the Zeminovsky guard regiâ€" ment has been sent to Cronstadt, in view «of the ugly temper of the sailors there. Half a dozen government spies were found dead in the industrial section of St. Petersburg this morning. Political assassinations are increasing in Poland, and small strikes are reported to have been declared in many places in the proâ€" vinces; but the peasant movement so fas as the reports show, is "not gathering beadway. The decision regarding _ the proposed general strike is still in the balance. The conferences of the leaders are being greatly hampered by the activity of the police, who all day yesterday and last night hounded them from place to place. The hope of the leaders being able to bring about a genuine coup d‘etat, howâ€" ever, is vanishing. ‘The reports of the army is disappointâ€" ing., and a certain faint heartedness _ is noticeable among the leaders, produced by fear of failure in the face of the imâ€" posing array of the government‘s miliâ€" tary forces. A section of the constituâ€" tiona! democrats has withdrawn from all participation in the conspiracy, not beâ€" ing ready to sanction the opening of civil war. He has seen from M. Guel erate _ membe Prince George Tula; Prince | of Saratov an on the conditi the portfolios bureaucrats an tory program claimed in th Covernment again free to . pursue its own policy, a great burden appeared to be lifted from his shoulders .The originâ€" al plan of creating an advisory council, the Emperor having broken down Premâ€" ler Stolypin‘s purpose, is to form a reâ€" organizew Cabinet containitg nonâ€"burâ€" eaucratic elements which will be able to introduce the policy of "strong handed reform" proclaimed by the Government. He has secured tentative acceptances from M. Guechkoff, the prominent modâ€" erate â€" member of the Moseqw Zemstvo; Prince George Evgororovich Lvoff, of Tula; Prince Nikolai Nikolaievich Lvoff, of Saratov and M. Stavoviech of Orel, upâ€" on the condition that no less than half the portfolios are to be given to nonâ€" bureaucrats and that a "broad, conciliaâ€" tory programme reform" will be proâ€" claimed in the hope of calming the poâ€" pulation. Some of those with whom M% Stolvpin is negotiating are insisting London, _ July or is apparently co the right course in ment. A member of personal relations and who saw the P formed the Associa is Majesty display spirits. Two woeks Emperor he seemed mental strain over with "parliament 0 Covernment again own policy, a great Leaders of the People Weakening Before the Imâ€" mense Strength of the Government. With Parliament Off His Hands, His Majesty is Now in Exceptionally High Spirits. STRONGâ€"HANDED RFFORM NOwW _ THE PROGRAMME OF THE CZAR. ndon, July 30.â€" Camille Saintâ€" apparently convinced that he took riglet course in suppressing Parliaâ€" . A member of the nobility enjoying mnal relations with . the sove'reign, vho saw the Emperor yesterday inâ€" »d the Associated Press toâ€"day that ajesty displayed exceptionally high s. Two woeks ago when he saty the ror he seemed to be under a great al strain over the situation. But, "narliament off his hands" and the M. STOLYPIN, RUSSIA‘S NEW PREMIE I Something like the scenes attending the closing of the ‘Foronto Junction poolâ€" room, the Fort Erie lottery and the more recent raids on the bucketâ€"shops and betting men were enacted yesterday in another _ unlookedâ€"for exciting police descent on the handbook men,. â€" Twelve places were visited, mostly in the downâ€" town district, but in some instances ofâ€" ficers had to go to addresses away out Twelve Places Searchedâ€"Three Supâ€" posed Keepers Were Out of Townâ€" All Those Arrested Admitted to Bail Except W. W. Worthington, of the Yonge Street Arcade. Toronto despatch: The places visited in the police raid yesterday were: Herâ€" bert Frankland, King street; John Hoâ€" nan, 125 Jarvis street; A. G. Duncan, 108 John street; John (Goebel, 69 Queen street wes; Frank Burrows, 920 Queen street west; John Allison, 12 (Queen street east; . Joseph Wagner, 566 1â€"2 Queen street west; W. W. Worthington, 23 Yonge street Arcade; Joseph Midgâ€" ley, 160 King street west; J. Ryder, 220 Queen street west; (Geo. M. MeSweeny, 30 Colborne street; John Murray, 897 King street west, _ TWENTYâ€"FOUR MEN TAKEN IN SENâ€" SATIONAL POLICE RAID. STAMPING OUT "Force is required in all countries to suppress a revolution; but I repeat, and cannot repeat too strongly, that reaction finds no place in our proâ€" gramme, and that all the reforms conâ€" sistent with the hinghest spirit of libâ€" eralism will be carried out when the ground is prepared." "The second will be dealt with as cir cumstances dictate. "The former had all our sympathy, and will be the object of our utmost attentive study. In conclusion, the Premier said: "There are two distinct movements in Russia,. The first is social, and includes the labor and agrarian problems; the séeond is political. Democrats, not attempting to conceal his impression that the quasiâ€"respectaâ€" bility of the party was but a cover for insincerity and truckling to the worst elements of the revolution. _ They did not honestly believe either in a general expropriation of land or in complete amnesty. Their advocacy of these featâ€" ures merely was a campaign ery. The Premier stated that the members of Parliament were not arrested for signâ€" ing the Viborg manifesto because that merely would have conferred a mild and muchâ€"desired martyrdone on them, but they would be promptly held reâ€" sponsible for the slightest attempt to preach to their constituents seditious doctrines, such as refusal to pay taxes or to furnish recruits to the army. _ _St. Petersburg, July 30.â€"The Emperâ€" ed reform is laid _down by M. Stolypin as the keynote of his administration, in an interview toâ€"day, in which the new Premier expressed his confidence that this policy, with the aid of the "innate patriotism of the masses" ard the army, which, ‘"in spite of all reports, is still loyal and reliable," will tide the country over until the convocation of the next Parliament. _ He emphasized the belief that the outlawed Parliament neither was representative nor capable of reconâ€" structive work. He spoke with special seorn of the leaders of the Constitutional HAND BOOKS. Although the owners of the automcâ€" biles protested vigorously it was of no avail, and they had to turn back to get a certificate. This action is considered retaliatory, inasmuch as the Canadians have placed severe restrictions on the Americans who entered the Dominio@®. CANADIAN AUTO MEN STOPPED AT NIAGARA FALLS. Niagara Falls, July 30.â€"For the first time in the history of the Niagara fronâ€" tier, especially in this locality, autoâ€" mobilists from Canada were stopped at the upper bridge toâ€"day and refused entrance into this country unless they secured a certificate of admission from United States Consul Webster in Niagâ€" ara Falls, Ont, i CONNECTIONS ON WOLFE ISLAND TO RUN UNDER RIVER. A Kingston, Ont., _ despatch â€" says : The Bell Telephone Company is making connections on Wolfe Island with a new cable to run under the St. Lawrence River from Cape Vincent by the Central New York Telephnoe and Telegraph Company. The cable, a mile long and weighing 18 tons, is one of the longest the company has ever handled. Heretoâ€" fore to reach Watertown, Cape Vincent, etc., connection had to be made by way of Prescott, and proved unsatisfartory owing to delays, dowble connections and induetion, ‘The new cable will be greatâ€" ly appreciated A sensational incident ‘occurred in the fourth heat of the 2.35 trot. J. J. Ryan, of Chester, was driving Donovan Boy, and as his horse passed under the wire on the second half of the mile the suiky broke. _ Ryan was thrown heavily, but rolled out of danger and was unhurt. With the broken sulky, dangling at his hoofs .Donovan Boy continued at furiâ€" ous speed around the track and finishâ€" ed a good second. Wellâ€"Known Driver Thrown From Sulky at Wilmington. Wilmington, Del., July 30.â€"& fair atâ€" tendance maarked the opening toâ€"day of the three days‘ trotting and pacing meet of the Wilmington Horse Show Asâ€" sociation at Horse Show Park, _ There are three races on the card each day, the purses for each being $300, divided beâ€" tween the first four horses, Wilmington entrics did not fare well toâ€"day, but one finishing within the money list, while six Pennsylvania horses captured most of the purses. _ The track was rather heary at the outset, but as the various heats were trotted it got in good sinpe and some fast work is expected toâ€"morâ€" row. _ Joseph Davidson is starter, he‘ having returned a few days ago from the big meet in Salem, N. J. | In conversation with Secretary Shaw over the longâ€"distance telephone, Byerly asked if he was to receive his allotment of the bonds. He was told that he would if he deposited the $5,800,.000 hy August 1. _ The clerk said he would. Byerly put in the bid merely on a speâ€" culative deal, and expected to be able to sell his allotment before August 1. Through this knowledge of the peeuâ€" liar status of the money market Byerâ€" ley secured $5,800,000 of the new Panâ€" ama Canal bonds, and all they cost him was placed on the letter he sent to Washington bidding for the bonds. ‘Ihe price of the bonds already has advanced to 104.40, which means a profit of #27,â€" 024 for the clerk. Sent Bid to Washington for $5,800,000 Bonds, Though He Had Not a Dollar â€"Has Disposed of Option and Made $27,024. XNew York, July 30.â€"It was learned toâ€"day that J. 8. Bache & Co., bankers, had purchased the $5,800,000 of Panama Canal bonds which were recently allotâ€" ted by the Treasury Department to Samâ€" uel Byerly, an express company‘s clerk of this city. Bache & Co. have in turn disposed of the bonds to Fisk & Robinson who were the successful bidders tor the great portion of the issue. EXPRESS CLERK INVESTED ONLY TWOâ€"CENT STAMP. _ With the exception of Worthington the 24 prisoners were admitted to bail by Deputy Magistrate Kingsford. At first Mr. Corley denied any application, but finally decided on the heavy bail bonds demanded. The police retained the money found on the prisoners. Frankâ€" land was under bonds for his good beâ€" havior, That these continued raids are gving a salutary lesson is evidenced by the, fact that three of the frequenters declared last night that their names would never be found in a list like this again. All the ‘defendants appear in the Policeo Court this morningl‘ NERVE WINS FORTUNE. in the west end to execute their warâ€" 'rants. Herbert Frankland, F. W. W. ‘\\'ort.hin_zton and John Allison are three of the men arrest~d in the last roundâ€"up, and of these Allisuon was out of town in New York when the police swooped down on his place. Wortbington was awaiting trial at the September sesâ€" sions and was out on bnliT Frankland was one of the party who were fined $200 on promising to go out of business. Bonds for $2,000 for hie future good behavior were furnished by Mr. A. Orâ€" pen. For the alleged keepers of gamâ€" bling resorts bail bonds of $5,000 were demanded and for the alleged frequentâ€" ers $500. NEED CERTIFICATE. BELL CO‘S. CABLE. RYAN‘S NARROW ESCAPE "I will go to prison for the. rest of my life before I will let my wife and baby and my poor mother know of my predicament," said Harrison when asked for the address of his friends or relatives. Harrison came . to the Royal Hotel last night and engaged a room. _ At 12 o‘clock he was heard calling for assistance from the back yard of _ the hotel and when a search was made he was found lying on the roof beneath the window. _ The man had jumped from the third floor of the hotel. Beâ€" yond a badly sprained ankle, which is causing him much pain toâ€"day, the man is unhurt. A Woodstock despatch says. Charged with attempting to commit suicide and also with having a forged note in his posâ€" session, â€" George Harrison, of Dexter, Mich., was arraigned at the police court this morning and remanded for a week pending enquiries into his past record by the police. e mt aas But Escaped With Sprained Ankleâ€" Arrested for Forgery. The peace award last year went to Baroness yon Uttner, of Vienna, and in previous years to W. H. Cremer, M. P., of England; Prof. de Martens, of Russia, and Henri Dunat, founder of the Red Cross. Candidates for this highly honored disâ€" tinction must be proposed by legislative bodies, peace organizations or universiâ€" ties. _ It is said that Mr. Roosevelt‘s sponsors were Prof. H. P. Judson, Actâ€" ing President of Chicago University; President Baldwin, of Yale; Prof. Harâ€" berger, of the University of Munich, and the faculty of Georgetown University, Washington. 4 Roosevelt to Receive Coveted Honor for Services in Ending War. New York, July 30.â€"The World says: President Roosevelt, it is understood, is to receive this year the Nobel peace award in recognition of his services in ending the Russoâ€"Japanese war. The anâ€" nouncement will not be made by the King of Sweden until December 10th, the regular date for the declaration. came in and, celliding with her husband‘ body, fell in a faint, and is now in a ser ious condition. The children laughed at their parent but when he began to writhe at the ond of the rope and did not speak in answer to their questions, they became trigntâ€" ened and one of them slipped from the bed and blew out the lamp. They covered up their heads and awaited their mother, who presently Moore killed himself because of finan gial difficulties. He then tied one end of a small rope around a beam and tied the noose around his neck while standing on a box. He then stepped from the box and stranâ€" gled to death. The little girls sat om the bed while their father was preparing to end his life. As they sat there, Moore said "I am going to die, girls. 1 am going to heaven and 1 won‘t come back." Utica, July 30.â€"While his two chilâ€" dren, Edith and Eva, 8 and 6 years M age respectively, looked on and enjoved what they thought was a joke on tne part of their father, Curtis E. Moors, a carpenter, of this city, hanged himself in his home. A JUMPED FROM HIGH WINDOW So much educative work must hbe done that for the time the proposal is left in the hands of a discreet few to work out ways and means. It may be further discussed before the teachâ€" ers‘ separate for the year. Children Look on and Laugh While Father Commits Suicide, The question of a protective assoâ€" ciation among high school teachers for the purpose of qaemanding a _ general raise in _ salaries was not discussed by the examiners as a body. Privateâ€" ly and quietly the matter was talked over, and a _ high _ school teachers‘ unionâ€" is in a fair way of formation. There were many others, ~ however, to whom $5 a day looks large, as _ it does when a man draws a salary of only $600 a year. The opinion of the majority prevailed and _ the Governâ€" ment will be asked for the slight inâ€" crease. Some of the teachers were in favor of asking for $10 a day, on the ground that the pay for other services perâ€" formed for the Government had been increased. Toronto _ World: â€" The high _ school teachers will memorialize the governâ€" ment to raise the scale from $5.25 to $6 a day for examining papers. _ The examiners met yesterday afterâ€" noon in the Normal school. _ Every department was represented, and the matter was thoroughly discussed. The Speaker took advantage of the interruption to announce that previous notice of such a question must be given. Viscount Turnour proceeded: _ "Was the Prime Minister expressimg his priâ€" vate views when â€"" (Criee of "Orâ€" der! Order!") One Likely to Come to Hold Up Trustees. Sir Henry replied for the Governâ€" ment. He said he doubted if Viscount Turour was serious. In any case, the answer was "No." ICAHPBELL-BANNERIAN'S CRY FOR l DOUMA ELICITS ENQUIRY, A Question Asked in Commonsâ€"It Was Headed Off by Ruling That Notice Must Be Givenâ€"Britain Will Not Interfere. London, July 30.â€" Prime â€" Minister Campbellâ€"Bannerman‘s _ ery of "Vive la Douma!‘" at the opening session of the Interparliamentary _ Peace _ Conâ€" gress on Monday led to an incident in the House of Commons toâ€"day. ber for Brighton, asked if the Governâ€" ment intended to use its good offices in assisting tne Russian Government to form a new Douma. THOUGHT HANGING A JOKE AFTER THE PREMIER, TO GET NOBEL PRIZE A TEACHERS‘ COMBINE. the Efficient Work of the Methodist Relief Fund. Toronto, July 30.â€"The reduction of debts during the last four years by the Union Church‘ Relief Fund of the Meâ€" thodist Church amounted to $8,576. The total collections since the fund was orâ€" ganized have been $77,435.87, of which more than twoâ€"fifths has been paid out as interest on appropriations and on borrowed money. At a recent meetindg of the General Committee of the fund, held in the :)I{iee of the General Supâ€" erintendent, Dr. Carman, who presided, the returns and expenditure of the four A Belleville, Ont., despatch _ says: â€"During the absence of Mr. and Mrs. PBrain, proprietor of the Victoria Hotel, yesterday afternoon, their room was enâ€" tered and Mrs. Brain‘s gold watch and chain. with other articles stolen. Susâ€" picion fell on a hired man named Fred Renfrew, and he was arrested shortly after six last night. It is said that he had sold the watch for $2. Shortly after being placed in the cell he removed his braces, fastened them about his neck and then fastened them to the bars of his cell. Officer Snider discovered the man just as he had completed _ arâ€" rangements for his destruction and he was rescued. Braces and boots were taken away from him. Renfrew is a married man, 26 years of age. At the police court this morning he was remanded until toâ€" morrow. MAN ‘ARREETED FOR ITHEFT . TEMPTS TO TAKE HIS LIFE. In an interview toâ€"night Sir Charles said that Canadian railway securities in England were held in high esteem by financiers, and people generally were beâ€" ginning to realize that the Dominion was quite large enough to support three transcontinental routes, _ He expected that when he comes to Canada next year he will be able to go west on G. T. P. rails. Manual Labor is So Scarce That Some System, But Will Not Visit the West This Yearâ€"Speaks Well of Canadian Securities in England. Montreal, July 30.â€"Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, President of the G. T. R., and Lady Violet Wilson, arrived in Montreal this afternoon, accompanied by Mr. C. M. Hays, Second _ Viceâ€"President and (General Manager, who met them at New York. Sir Charles‘ visit to Canada this time will be briefer than usual, lasting only about three weeks, _ During that time he expects to make a tour of most ‘ of the 4. T. R. system, but he will not attempt to look over western terminals of the G. T. P., as was forecasted from the west a feow days ago. _ SIR CHARLES RIVERS WILSON AT MONTREAL, The Emperor of China intends to initiâ€" ate the reforms in a decree ordering all soldiers and policemen and civile serâ€" vants to cut off pigtails. Berlin, July 30.â€"Official information has reached the Government here that the Emperor of China contemplates preâ€" claiming two radical reforms and enâ€" forcing their acceptance through the emâ€" pire. The reforms are the abolition of pigtails and the mutilation of women‘s feet. Chinese Emperor Will Abolish Pigtails and Footâ€" Binding. New York, July 30.â€"Francis R. Reyâ€" nolds, a bookmaker and wellâ€"known rac» ing man, was found lying at the bottom of an air shaft in the Hotel Martin, 40th street and Broadway, early this morning, The man was unconscious when found, and died before an ambulance surgeon from the New York hospital reached him. The surgeon said the man‘s neck â€" was broken. Reynolds‘ home was in St. Louis, and he came here to assist Barney Schreiger in making a book at the Brighâ€" This money the cepted by Dowie as The court traces Dowie‘s Church career beginning in Australia down to his work in Zion City and found that Dowie had been for many years in receipt of a large reyenue which he devoted to church and charity purposes; that the amounts reâ€" ceived aggregated in some years to two hundred and fifty thousand doBarg; that he had engaged in a secular occuâ€" pation to aid in the propagantion of his religious doctrine. Unfortunate End of F. R. Reynolds, a Well Known Bookmaker and Racing Man, ed toâ€"day that John Alexander does not own Zion City and its tries. He refused to appoint Alex ger as receiver, and ordered an « for a General Overseer. Chicago, July 30.â€"Judge Landis of the United States district court, decidâ€" G. T. R. PRESIDENT. Dowie Not the Owner, but He Had Devoted Large Sums for Church and Charitable Purposes. ELECTION TO BE HELD FOR GENERAL OVERSEER FOR ZION CitYy. CHURCH DEBTS REDUCED WANTED TO DIF. FOUND WITH HIS NECK BROKEN THIS MAY CAUSE A REBFLLION court holds was ac a trust fund and af ajex. Granâ€" an election AT Dowie indusâ€" The Queen has become a devout Cathâ€" olic, and never misses daily mass. She has a tiny tablet, bearing the image of St. Christopher, the patron saint of naotâ€" orists, on every one of her cars, on Queen Victoria, Madrid, July 30.â€" The shock which she suffered from the explosion of a bomb at her wedding day is telling seriously upon Queen Victoria‘s health, Recently it was reported that she was suffering from a cold, but her illness is said to be really nervous prostraâ€" tion, which takes the form of hysteria and insomnia. She is an enthusiastic motorist, but for ten days her phyâ€" sician has forbidden her to indulge in the sport.. .. â€" Bomb Explosion Has Had Serious Effects London, _ July _ 30.â€" The _ agitation against excessive reduction of the navai construction programme has proved sucâ€" cessful, and Edmund Robertson, Parliaâ€" mentary Secretary of the Admiraity, anâ€" nounced in the House of Commons toâ€" day that only threee new battleships of the Dreadnaught class would be jard down, instead of four, as originally proâ€" posed. Two ocean going torpedo boat destroyers will be built, instead of five, and eight submarine boats instead of twelve. The total of the expenditure involved by the new programme was $34,000,000, instead of $146,000,000. BRITAIN‘S NAVAL â€" PROGRAMME NOT MUCH CURTAILED. THIRTY PERSONS HURT IN RAILâ€" WAY ACCIDENT IN MISSOURL Springfield, Mo., July 30.â€"Thirty perâ€" sons were injured, two of them fatally, in the partial wreck of a westâ€"bound 8St, Louis and San Francisco passenger train last night. ‘The fatally injured are: _ R. J. Thorp, of Monticello, la.. and Mrs, Kate Shelty. The accident was caused by a defectâ€" ive switch,. _ Three coaches passed over in safety, but the fourth left the track and turned over. _ This coach containâ€" ed about 60 passengers and all of them suffered slight injuries. _ Two sleeping cars did not leave the tracks. Treasurer devise ways and means for paying off the balance of the indebtedness, amountâ€" ing to $15,656, within two years, by an allotment of each of the various conferâ€" ences of a proportion of this sum, eiâ€" ther on the basis of membership or on the same basis as that on which the General Conference fund is now raised. A complimentary resolution was adâ€" opted thanking Mr. John N. Lake, fur-J merly of Hamilton, for his services as years ending at the date of the meeting were examined and passed. A resolution was adopted recommendâ€" ing the coming General Conference to devise ways and means for navine aff viliiy Nce + on temas. Th ul is this step, fearing a rebellion against an attack upon ancient Chinese traditions and it is believed that the malcontents will try to seize the opportunity to stir up millions of inhabitants to fight in defence of pigtails and binding of woâ€" men‘s feet. _ The authorities, however, feel assure of the moral support of the powers i their effort to carry out the reforms The complete realization of both reâ€" forms thenceforth is to be gradual. The government has been hesitating to take Reynolds had called for a physisian at 10 o‘clock, who gave him something to quiet his nerves. At 11 o‘clock he went out for a walk, but soon returned and retired for the night. In a short time his body fell from the windows. The auâ€" thorities are investigating. ton Beach track. He had displayed nervousness during the afternoon yesterâ€" day, when he complained of being ill, and the presence of his wife, who arrived yesterday, did not appear to restore his mental condition. The court ordered an election to be held on the third Tuesday of Septemâ€" ber, of a General Overseer, under the elâ€" ection laws of Illinois. The court said it would later make suitable provision for Dowie, inasmuch as the present value of the estate far exceeds the actual amount of contributions received to which his services as trustee entitled him. The amount, court said, would be Mulc ue h io determined lateâ€"rw The oth taken by Granger, subordâ€" inating family ties and relations to all human government to the will of Dowie, the court says, unfits him to act as receiver, ter quoting a codicil in Dowie‘s will, exâ€" ecuted .in 1895, bequeathing Zion City property to his successor, the court says: "This decision is unqualified and is a complete recognition of existing trust obligations." NEW WAR SHIPS. SUFFERING FROM SHOCK. FATAL WRECK. assured TORONTO in Said to be Advertised in Western Canaâ€" London, July 30.â€"The always interâ€" esting question of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt was dealt with in an interesting manner by Prof., Carâ€" relly at King‘s College. _ The speaker took a rational view of what has hitherto and usually been considered a miracleâ€"the floods held back in order to allow the Israelites to cross the waters. The speaker himseli had, at certain periods, seen the waters of the Red Sea washed back by the wind and the tide sufficiently low to allow people to wade through. With an exceptionâ€" ally strong wind, he thought it quite possible that people could pass over alâ€" most, if not quite, dryshod. The "pillar of fire," he was inclined to think, was a camp fire, lighted with the idea of letting the scattered tribes know where to find the centre of the camp. London, July 30.â€"An immigrant from lweds, writing to the Yorkshire Post from Winnipeg says: "As to being reâ€" ceived with open arms by Canadians, as emigration lecturers would make up beâ€" lieve, let no Englishman come expecting ‘no darned good.‘ The papers contain advertisements avith woflfl‘ *NXo Englishâ€" men geed aply.‘ I have before me now two reports of suicides of emigrants who had not been able to find regular work, It is Taiet a common occurrenc@ to read of ‘an immigrant suicide.‘" F The â€"number of the tribes, Prof, Carâ€" relly thinks, are overestimated. _ There would not have been water or even room _ enough in the wilderness for those mentioned in the Old Testament. The probable numler was about 6,000. The old City of Pithom, largely built by the Israelites, was probably built "without straw," for, says the profesâ€" sor, "it is the most illâ€"built place I have seen in Egypt." this, for only toâ€"day a friend of mine who has been at his trade over forty years was told that an Englishman was Professor Thinks the Wind Blew Back the Red Sea Waters. Montreal detectives made a formal search this afternoon in the office of M. F. 8t. John, who took his life in the Temple building yesterday, and disâ€" covered furs valued at four thousand dollars. It is not known that these furs were stolen, but it is presumed that they have some connection with the thefts near Chatham, Ont. _ It has also been learned that St. John was an asâ€" sumed name. His real name was Axleâ€" rod. _ The man came from London, Engâ€" land. Montreal, July 30.â€"Abraham Futeral ander arrest here on a charge of hav ing some connection with the fur robâ€" bery at Chatham, left for that city toâ€" night. _ Chief Carpenter said toâ€"day that he had not been able to trace any connection between Futeral and St. John, the man who poisoned himself yesterâ€" day. "NO ENGLISHMAN NEED APPLY.‘ DETECTIVES MAKE A FIND IN stT JOHN‘S OFFICE, steailing, which amounts to some h dreds of thousands of ounces, | says the robberies are smaller t alleged, Me adds that certain men who : generally regarded as upright and hon able, are living luxuriously wholly the proceeds of stolen gold. They rece it from the actual stealers, who ; mostly officials _A resident magistr: confirms the detective, London officials of the Kalgoor Companies say the estimate of thofts is grossly exaggerated. The to value of the gold stolen does not exe« £70,000 yearly, The utmost vigilar fails to preveht the stealing. Gold Mine Receivers Live in Luxuryâ€" Thieves Mostly Officials, and Utmost Vigilance Fails to Prevent Stealing. Sydney, N. 8, W., July 30.â€"In conseâ€" quence o%, a circumstantial statement that the Kalgoorlie gold mines sutter a yearly loss of £1,000,000 worth ot gold by theft, the Minister of Mines employed _ a detective to investigate, He confirms the story of enormous stealing, which amounts to some hun dreds of thousands of ounces, but says the robberies are smaller than alleged, He adds that certain men who are NEW SOUTH WALES CoMpany SUFFERS IMMENSE LOSS. _ Cartwright, Man., July 25.â€"A severe electrical storm, accompanied by rain and some hail, passed over here about midâ€" night on Tuesday, So far as can be learnâ€" ed no damage ‘has been done to the crops, Beaver, July 25.â€"Mr. Crocker‘s resiâ€" dence was struck by lightning last night and badly damaged. Mrs. Crocker was partially paralyzed by the bilt. Molmfield, Man., July 25.â€"John Masâ€" on, laborer on the farm of Mr. Leece, four miles north of here, was struck by lightning during last night‘s storm and badly burned,. He was removed to the Morden Hospital. Wolseley, Bask., July 25. â€" A heavy hailstorm swe‘:t over here last night, doâ€" ng considerable damage by smashing windows in the town. The extent of the damage to the crop, if any, has not been learned. Plumas, July 25.â€"The Presbyterian Church in course of erection here was deâ€" molished by the storm last night. _ Gretna, July 25.â€"Magnificent wheat is badly lodged by the terrific storm of last night. There was little or no hail, but the lightning was the worst in years, Enowflake, Man., July **.â€"The worst storm in years swept this district last night. Grain was badly tangled by hail, but little damage to buildings is reâ€" ported. Manitoba and Saskatchewan Sufferâ€" New Church at Plumas Demolished â€"â€"ITwo People Seriously Injuredâ€" Dwelling Badly Damaged. DAMAGE CAUSED BY HAIL Anp LIGHTNING. BIG FUR ROBBERY. ATTACKING A MIRACLE MILLIONS STOLEN. A BIG STORM. dian Papers. Kalgoorlie inc« xt the it Ti on ad *}